Charlie Pierce: The Week in Sports05:18

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The stage is set for what Charlie believes will be an evenly matched Super Bowl 50 between Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos and Cam Newton's Carolina Panthers. This article is more than 3 years old.

Now that Super Bowl 50 is almost upon us, Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce breaks down the big game and weighs in on the criticism of Carolina QB Cam Newton. Bill and Charlie also discuss the NHL's steep punishment of Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman. Plus, why does Shaquille O'Neal want his son to attend his alma matter? And how much of a role did LeBron James really have in the firing of David Blatt?